2023-09-27 02:15:07
2023-09-27 08:15 Compiled by Lianhe Daily: Xu Yuhan/Real-time reporting
On the 22nd, it was reported that the headquarters of the Russian Black Sea Fleet was attacked by a missile by the Ukrainian army. Ukraine claimed that 34 people were killed, including the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Viktor Sokolov. In response, Russian official media broadcast footage of Sokolov appearing at a defense meeting, slapping the Ukrainian military’s statement.
The New York Times reported that the Ukrainian military said on the 26th that it was clarifying whether Black Sea Fleet Commander Sokolov was killed in the recent missile attack on the Moscow Navy Headquarters in Crimea, and released a video in Russia that appeared to show Sokolov attending After watching the video of the Supreme Defense Council, he admitted that he was not completely sure.
The authenticity and exact time of the video released by the Russian Ministry of Defense could not be immediately confirmed, but according to Russian official media reports, the meeting took place on the 26th.
The video posted on Telegram shows General Sokolov participating in a video conference with Defense Minister Shoigu and other senior military officials. The footage was edited to show Sokolov’s navy multiple times, possibly to prove he was still alive.
The Ukrainian military claimed that it launched a missile attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Crimea last week, killing including the commander of the Black Sea Fleet…
Ukrainian special operations forces claimed on the 25th that a missile attack launched last week killed Sokolov and 33 other Russian officers.
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